James Eager
| James Eager
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| Book(s) | Contagious |
| Introduced | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | unknown |
| Occupation | Military Service |
| Species | Human |
| Fan Name | Yes |
| Military Service
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of Service |
unknown |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Assignment | Squad Leader |
| Stationed | unknown |
| Battles/Wars | Classified |
| Awards | Multiple |
| Injuries | Line of Duty Death |
James Eager is a character in the novel Contagious by author Scott Sigler. The character is initially introduced on page 236 of the U.S. First Edition hardback print version of the novel.
Character Background
Eager is a sergeant in DOMREC’s X-ray Company. His fire team is running a roadblock to stop the escape of the triangles.
He is the leader of the fireteam (a 4 person Army group, 2 Fireteams and a squad leader make up a squad). The Fireteam consists of:
- Sergeant James Eager
- (rank unknown) Neil Illing
- (rank unknown) Joel Brauer - Manning M249 Machine Gun
- Private First Class Dustin Climer
"They got one," he called. "Triangle host trying to get on I-75 on-ramp. Cope said to stay sharp. They're sending the backup units to reinforce the on-ramp in case there's more, so we are on our own for a bit."
Unfortunately, Sgt. James Eager lost his life in the battle against the Triangles. The last view of Sgt. Eager is his helmet lying next to the road.
Awards
James is credited with 7 triangle kills over the first three triangle assaults. Awards include:
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Combat Infantry Badge |
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Parachute Basic - Sr Parachutist |
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Combat Action Badge |
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Air Assault |
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National Defense Service Medal |
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Army Presidential Unit Citation (Ribbon) |
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Army Valorous Unit Citation |
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Army Meritorious Unit Citation |
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Army Superior Unit Award |
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Metal scuba badge worn on the uniform |
| Expert Marksman with M4 Rifle and M9 Pistol | |
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Weapons Expert Medal |
Fan Based Character
The character of James Eager is named after the devoted junkie by the same name and whose avatar is pictured at the left. This dedicated junkie can be found as an active member on the official Scott Sigler website forums under the user name of Mycroft.
For more information about the real life of this extraordinary junkie, see James Eager's User Page.
